internship.md

Task

2. Network

OSI Reference Model

Layer	Function	Examples
Application	High-level APIs, including resource sharing, remote file access	HTTP, WebSocket
Presentation	Translation of data between a networking service and an application; including character encoding, data compression and encryption/decryption	MIME, SSL, TLS
Session	Managing communication sessions, i.e., continuous exchange of information in the form of multiple back-and-forth transmissions between two nodes	SOCKS
Transport	Reliable transmission of data segments between points on a network, including segmentation, acknowledgement and multiplexing	TCP, UDP
Network	Structuring and managing a multi-node network, including addressing, routing and traffic control	IP
Data Link	Reliable transmission of data frames between two nodes connected by a physical layer	Token Ring
Physical	Transmission and reception of raw bit streams over a physical medium	RJ45(8P8C)

Source: Wikipedia

3. Apache Webserver

Exercise

Install a Apache Webserver. The Configurations should be seperated in a custom file with the name innovate_webserv.conf. The server should have reverse proxy functionality. Pay attention to security.

Solution

• Install Apache Distribution XAMPP Download

  Needed Components:

  • Apache
  • Tomcat

Include conf/extra/innovate_webserv.conf

Apache Documentation: Reverse Proxy Guide

Required Modules:

• mod_proxy
• mod_proxy_hcheck
• mod_proxy_http
• mod_ssl

ProxyRequests Off

SSLProxyEngine On
SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire off

ProxyPass "/test" "https://localhost/dashboard/"
ProxyPassReverse "/test" "https://localhost/dashboard/"